Mr Waffles 0 Posted September 8, 2013 Does ayone know the difernece between a water bottle and a boiled water bottledoes the boiled one keep you hydrated for longer or somin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DemonGroover 8836 Posted September 8, 2013 Boiled water is clean and free from infection. Water straight from a pond etc has a chance of making you sick. I think you need water from a pond and a tin and you can boil the water at a fire to make it Boiled Water and therefore safe to drink. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Waffles 0 Posted September 8, 2013 Boiled water is clean and free from infection. Water straight from a pond etc has a chance of making you sick. I think you need water from a pond and a tin and you can boil the water at a fire to make it Boiled Water and therefore safe to drink.ok thanks man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h3l1x 327 Posted September 8, 2013 And the same applies to raw/cooked meat. Raw has a chance of making you sick, cooked is fine - also gives more blood than raw. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mos1ey 6301 Posted September 8, 2013 I think you need water from a pond and a tin and you can boil the water at a fire to make it Boiled Water and therefore safe to drink. Yeah, this is correct. You need a water bottle and an empty tin can in your inventory and then you use the action menu (scroll wheel) to select 'boil water' when looking at a camp fire. You can probably use those barrel fires that you see around in cities too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rn_max 202 Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) Never used an oil drum fire, but it makes sense. I'll have to try cooking and boiling next time I'm passing one. What would also make sense, but is absent from the game, is an associated "drink water" action menu item if a player is carrying an empty can or bottle at a pump or pond. Edited September 8, 2013 by RN_Max 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigChef 55 Posted September 9, 2013 Have any of you become infected from water that you got from a pump or well? I haven't so far, but with the scarcity of anti-biotics lately I've become leery of any water source. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mercules 1290 Posted September 9, 2013 Have any of you become infected from water that you got from a pump or well? I haven't so far, but with the scarcity of anti-biotics lately I've become leery of any water source.YES! I always boil water unless I am desperate. As far as I can if you fill 3 water bottles from a pond and 1 from a well the game can't tell the difference between them they are all just "Water Bottle". So there is a chance of infection from any plain old "Water Bottle" and you only get rid of that chance if it is "Water Bottle (Boiled)". I think it checks the chance when you drink so it really doesn't care about the source of the water. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites